Last Dance
from After the Lockdown by Dave Bradley
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This song has, as they all do, gone through several iterations since I recorded a rough 1+1 demo. Now has a full-blown arrangement with synths, percussion, bass, electric guitar as well as the acoustic, and some harmonies.
It's also got a new title - Last Dance - suggested by my erstwhile collaborator Clive-upon-Sea (aka Simon Oliver)
It's also got a new title - Last Dance - suggested by my erstwhile collaborator Clive-upon-Sea (aka Simon Oliver)
lyrics
Last Dance
There is no mystery to the grander scheme of things
Just simple truth revealed and the love that it will bring
We take the warmth from wherever it may spring
Don't let the cold in. To the memories, you must cling
It's not the time and place for absolving those who sin
There is no season in which we cannot begin
To find the rhyme and reason to take it on the chin
Just let me know and I'll inform the next of kin
Here we go, last drink before the show
Down in one and then it's on you go
Here we go! Last dance, for all you know
Spin around, you've got to go with the flow
The tide is turning against the treachery of kings
Beyond the waves deceptive traces on the wing
We find the truth in the strangest places, that's for sure
We're so much older than we admit to, don't you know?
Here we go, another fix for the show
Shoot it up and then it's on you go
Here we go. Last chance for you to show
your aching heart in the afterglow
(Do you want to dance? This is your last chance, for all you know)
There is no mystery to the grander scheme of things
Just simple truth revealed and the love that it will bring
We take the warmth from wherever it may spring
Don't let the cold in. To the memories, you must cling
It's not the time and place for absolving those who sin
There is no season in which we cannot begin
To find the rhyme and reason to take it on the chin
Just let me know and I'll inform the next of kin
Here we go, last drink before the show
Down in one and then it's on you go
Here we go! Last dance, for all you know
Spin around, you've got to go with the flow
The tide is turning against the treachery of kings
Beyond the waves deceptive traces on the wing
We find the truth in the strangest places, that's for sure
We're so much older than we admit to, don't you know?
Here we go, another fix for the show
Shoot it up and then it's on you go
Here we go. Last chance for you to show
your aching heart in the afterglow
(Do you want to dance? This is your last chance, for all you know)
credits
from After the Lockdown,
released July 6, 2021
Word, music, arrangement, guitars, vocals, keyboards, and percussion, dB/
"...up there with your very best songs. Absolutely brilliant." - Simon O
"WHOA!! So beautiful. The harmony is perfect." - Suly U
Word, music, arrangement, guitars, vocals, keyboards, and percussion, dB/
"...up there with your very best songs. Absolutely brilliant." - Simon O
"WHOA!! So beautiful. The harmony is perfect." - Suly U
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Dave Bradley UK
Guitarist, singer-songwriter. Acoustic and electric indie pop and rock originals. Singer, guitarist with C5, bigMouth, TyrannoChorus, CTW, with DJ Ad, and BarbD
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